Shane McMahon/PRIDE, WMania, DiBiase/Piper, More

Ryan Clark

November 26, 2006

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Shane McMahon was the person pushing hard for WWE and Pride to make a deal because he is a big MMA fan. In the early years of UFC, there was even talk of the WWF purchasing the group and having Shane run it. As it stands it now, it is very unlikely that WWE will bother doing anything with Pride, particularly since Bob Sapp would not be able to work as a wrestler full-time.